Sijsling ousts Kohlschreiber

Metz - Dutch qualifier Igor Sijsling upset seventh-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Moselle Open.

Sijsling hit 10 aces on his way to victory and broke Kohlschreiber once in each set. He will now meet fourth-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia.

Xavier Malisse of Belgium and Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut also advanced to the last eight.

Mahut outlasted 2003 champion Arnaud Clement 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in an all-French encounter to next face the top-seeded Tsonga, who beat French qualifier Mathieu Rodrigues 6-3, 6-4.

The sixth-seeded Malisse defeated Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 6-4, 6-2. Malisse will next play the third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.

Results on Thursday from the Moselle Open at the Parc des Expositions de Metz Metropole (seedings in parentheses):

Singles

Second Round

Xavier Malisse (6), Belgium, def. Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (7), Germany, 6-4, 7-5.
Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1), France, def. Mathieu Rodrigues, France, 6-3, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (2), France, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-2, 6-1.